Which of the following
items do you think will float and
which do you think will sink?

Item

Float

Sink

Pencil

Raw
Egg

Ruler

Apple

Nail

Toy
Boat

Paperclip

Rubber
Ball

Steps:

1. Fill a sink or a bucket with
water. Leave around 5cm (2 inches)
empty.
2. Slowly lower one item into the
water.
3. Remove the item from the water
and test the next item.
4. Continue testing each item.
5. Now add a few of your own to
see what happens.

NOTE: This is a project that you
may want to take notes and/or record
your discoveries in a notebook.

Depending on the size of the contain
you fill with water and the objects
that you are going to test, you
may want to do this experiment outside
to give you more room and less mess
to clean up after the experiment.